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Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

ELSEVIER SCI LTD · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1521-6942eISSN1532-1770

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.941

H-Indexi

142

SNIPi

1.476

Total Worksi

2,187

Total Citationsi

98,355

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Rheumatology; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2004-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,187

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ELSEVIER SCI LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1521-6942 / 1532-1770

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

3.1k

2019

2.6k

2020

1.3k

2021

996

2022

1.2k

2023

566

2024

223

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

RheumatologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories

RheumatologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringSystemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases

Frequently asked questions about Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

Is Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology?

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.40.

Is Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology?